Enjoy personal enrichment classes with academicallymotivated students from around the world as you prepare for college.

  Explore Global Citizenship and Leadership in morning and afternoon classes and make connections with students from around the world.
  Focus upon a single evening class designed for fun and academic variety.
  Immerse yourself over three weeks in rich and varied residential experiences, going on an exciting excursion to Washington, DC, attending baseball games, participating in music and dance events, exploring American shopping, and much more!

Why Choose Duke Summer College

   Earn college credit while studying in classes with Duke undergraduate students and international peers.
  Enjoy an unparalleled residential program and make friends from around the world.
  Choose from five evening film series to complete your academic experience and residential experience.
  Experience authentic college residential life by living in an undergraduate residence hall on Duke University's world-renowned campus.

Program Overview

Daytime Courses will focus on one intensive Duke University undergraduate course for which you will receive academic credit recorded on an official Duke University transcript. Interact with Duke undergraduate students in small classes taught by exceptional Duke faculty and instructors. The subjects for Daytime courses include: Biology, Cultural Anthropology, Documentary Studies, Economics, English, Evolutionary Anthropology, Information Science and Information Studies, Linguistics, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology and Public Policy.

Evening Academics consists of film series and night expos. Evening film series will meet three times a week. Night expos will cover academic writing, college preparation and SAT test training.

Daily Schedule

Please click here for a typical daily schedule.

Dates

July 9 ~ August 4, 2017 (4 Weeks)

Application and Requirements

We help US and international students in the 10th and 11th grades to apply for Duke Summer College.

- Application form
- Resume
- Recommendation letter
- Academic Transcript
- Essay
- Test Scores (if available)
- Minimum score of 83 for TOEFL

Housing and Meals

Participants will live in a Duke University residence hall with other high school students enrolled in Summer College.

You will have the support of a full administrative and residential staff with Residential Assistants (RAs) assigned to groups of approximately 15 students. Evening meals, included in the program fee, will be served buffet-style. You will have the option to eat morning and noon meals at a location of your choice using a "Flex" card programmed with a daily amount of cash available for morning and evening meals.